The American King for Under $40,000

Your broke and you barely make ends meet, but one day luck is on your side. You check your lotto ticket and guess what you just won $40,000. So you always had dreams of owning a fast car, and you decide f*ck it I’m getting me a fast car. You decide that it must be from an American manufacturer, can not be older than 1998, and it must be fast. So you think of some cars to buy and your list comes down to 10 cars that cost under $40,000. Here is your list-

2004 Ford Mustang SVT Cobra ($34,800)
2001 Ford Mustang SVT Cobra ($19,600)
2004 Ford Mustang Mach 1 ($29,300)
2005 Ford Mustang GT ($30,000)
2003 Saleen S281-SC ($39,000)
2001 Chevrolet Corvette ZO6 ($34,100)
2004 Pontiac GTO ($31,800)
2002 Pontiac Firebird Trans AM WS6 ($23,400)
2002 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 SS ($21,600)
2004 Dodge Neon SRT-4 ($21,800)

(Prices are blue book and can be more or less)

Now you decide to break these cars down to find out what which car can provide you with most of what you want-

Stock Power-
You want a car that is really fast right out of the box, you want to be one of the fastest cars on the road with out a single modification. You plan to tune the car with the rest of the money you have but you still want a car that is really fast to began with.

Tuning Potential and Price-
You have plans to race this car at the local drag strip and impress all your friends with your fast times. The need for more speed is strong with you, so you need a car that has plenty of aftermarket performance parts and hopefully not to expensive. The only money you have to spend on fixing up the car, is the money you have left over after buying it. So if you buy a more expensive car, the less money you will have to fix it up, but if parts are cheap and plentiful, than that would be an added bonus.

Styling-
You love speed, but you also love the ladies. You not only want a fast car, you want a real good looking one at that, looks are important to you, just as performance is, which of these cars is the best looking?

All Around Performance-
You love big burnouts and fast 1/4 mile time slips, but you also love a car that can handle and brake. You want a car that is not only great in a straight line, but also great at a race track and on the twisty roads.

Livability-
This car will be your only car, and it will have to get you to be your every day car, which car will be the easiest to live with? Interior quality/build, and ride comfort are very important, since you will have to drive this car everyday. You do not have the money to maintain a car that constantly breaks down, it must be reliable and last you for years. So remember the newer will most likely have less miles and wear.

So which is the best choice, which of these cars would fulfill most of these needs, which of these cars is the best all around buy? When measuring a car, especially when compared with others, all of this and perhaps other factors should be taken into account.